Wooly Friends, Impressions Abloom, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another friendship card to share with you. I still had the set sitting on my worktable (like I ever put anything back right away LOL).  Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opened on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Lemon Lolly card stock and textured it using the "Beautiful Pattern" embossing folder. I taped it to the front of the card.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Lovely & Beautiful" 12" x 12" package. I cut the bottom piece at 1" x 4-3/4" and the top piece at 2" x 5".  I added tape to the the bottom of the larger piece and I taped it to the smaller strip about 3/8" up from the bottom edge.  Then I added tape to the two pieces and set it in place on the front of the card about 1/4" from the bottom and two sides. 

The oval from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle using Basic White card stock.

Now for the stamping. Using a template I made for the "Wooly Friends" punch, I set the images into the openings and then set that on my MISTI so I could stamp them exactly where I need them. To make the template, I just took a piece of card stock and punched the pieces out. I hold the template in one hand and set the images in the corresponding openings and then I set it down on the MISTI so I could stamp all three of the images at once. There's a space for a fourth image (the bell) but here I am only using three.  I added the wording from the same set so I could stamp everything at once. Once stamped, I punched them out and then I colored them. I used light Petal Pink Blends pen for the sheep. The flowers were colored using light Highland Heather, Lemon Lolly and light Bubble Bath. The leaves were colored using the light Soft Sea Foam Blends pen. Then I scribbled some Soft Sea Foam under the flowers and across to under the space where the sheep will go.

I used the grass image and Soft Sea Foam ink pad to stamp the areas under the flowers, across and under and around the sheep.

The bee was colored in using the light Fresh Freesia Blends pen. My pen leaked clear liquid so the color wasn't as dark as I thought it would be.  I don't know why my pens do that.

The sheep body was taped to the grassy area. The head was set in place using Dimensionals and the bow was taped in place.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the oval and it was set in place on the front of the card about 7/8" up from the bottom and 3/4" from each side.  And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I do like how it turned out. I especially like the wording.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's friendship card,
Wanda

Wooly Friends, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here. I changed a couple of things due to supplies oh hand. I was so excited to play with this set. I had gotten it for my birthday from my sister and I received it today. I couldn't wait to play with it. I need to find my wiggly "things" that make the head bobble.  I think that would look so cute on this card. If you click on the "visit site" you will be taken to the original posters page. There she has a PDF file you can download with the instructions on how to make the card. Please read on to see how I made today's card. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Bubble Bath. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4' piece of Peach Pie card stock. I taped that to the front of the card. On top of that is a piece of DSP from the "Lovely & Beautiful" 12" x 12" card stock. My piece was not 4" x 5-1/4" but I was able to cut it off at the right spot so I could use the two pieces and make it look like one! 

I textured a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Bubble Bath using the "Beautiful Pattern" embossing folder. I figured I'd probably use the rest on another card in the near future.  I didn't have the die used on the original card but I thought this texture looked nice too. You need to cut it at 1-3/4" x 3-7/8". The instructions tell you to cut it at 1-3/4" x 4".  I'm sure that would look nice too but looking at the piece on her finished card,  it needs to be cut at 3-7/8".  

The arch was cut next. The instructions said to use the fourth from the largest. If you look at the largest die and count it as one, then you will be using the 5th die. 

Next I stamped the flowers from the "Wooly Friends" stamp set and colored them using Blends pens. I used the recommended colors, light Soft Sea Foam and light Fresh Freesia. I didn't have the Peach Pie Blends, I tend to not purchase the in colors because they stick around long enough to justify buying them.  So I used my light Pumpkin Pie Blends pen. 

The grassy area was colored in using the light Soft Sea Foam Blends pen and then grass was stamped using the image from the same stamp set. 

Then I stamped the sheep's body, head and bow. I punched them out using the matching punch. I didn't punch out a blank piece so to use as a template to set the stamps in so I could just slip it into the punch and punch them all out at once. 

I colored the body of the sheep and the top of the sheep's head using my light Bubble Bath Blends pen. 

The bow was colored in using my light Fresh Freesia Blends pen. 

I put the sheep together and then just laid it on the arch piece to see where the butterfly would go. I didn't do a good job getting a lot of the trail of the butterfly to show. But it is what it is. I colored the butterfly using the dark Fresh Freesia Blends pen.

The words were stamped next. They are from the same set and were stamped using black Memento ink.

The sheep was then taped in place and the arch was glued in place on the front of the card.

I used some retired "Candy Dots" that I colored with my dark Fresh Freesia Blends pen to get a nice complimentary color to go with the card. I set them in place on the left of the arched piece and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I can't wait to play with some more. I'd love to make some baby cards using the lamb. Too cute, huh?

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's friendship card,
Wanda

Simply Said, Brushed With Beauty, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest. I did go to the site and I tried to find the post but no luck. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Timid Tiger card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.  

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside. Then I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Beige card stock for the front. I textured that with the "Beautiful Pattern" embossing folder. I taped it to the front of the card.

Next I used the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package.  I cut the strip at 5-1/4" x 1-3/4" and I taped that to the center of the card.

The square piece of DSP was cut at 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" and the Timid Tiger layer was cut at 3' x 3".  I taped the layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card.

The "hello" is from the "Simply Said" set and was stamped using Timid Tiger ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. It was cut from a die from the "Banner Sayings" bundle. The die is large and it cuts out 18 different shapes at one time. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

For my embellishments, I used some retired "Candy Dots".  I'm still working on getting those used up! Once the dots were added the card was done.

I like how quick and simple this card was to make. Sometimes quick cards don't always turn out the nicest but this one has a very pleasant look to it. I'm happy with how it turned out.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's friendship card,
Wanda

Greenery Lane, Simply Said, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine card to share with you. I found a card on the internet and I liked the look of it but didn't have all the items to make it, so I made it with what I have. You can see the original card by clicking here. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Mossy Meadow card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut two pieces of card stock measuring 4" x 5-1/4". I taped one to the inside and the other I textured using the "Lovely Stripes" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card base.

Next I die cut the leaves from the "Greenery Lane" dies. I cut two of them. I didn't have the dies used on the original card but I used what I had and I think it worked.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the third die in the "Spotlight on Nature" dies.  Dimensionals were added to the back. 

I laid the word piece on the front of the card and then I set the leaf branches under it. I moved them around until it was where I thought it looked best.  I removed the word piece and marked the end of the stems with a pencil on the textured piece so I knew where to put them when I was ready to glue them down.

Once the leaf branches were glued down I removed the backing of the Dimensionals were removed and the circle was set in place on the front of the card.

I glued on some (retired) "Itty Bitty Bokeh" mix.  I didn't want to use pearls because I wanted this to be more masculine. The background needed something but pearls wouldn't cut it. I thought these dots did the trick. And that was it, the card was done.

This is a very quick and easy card to make.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Fragrant Layers, Irresistible Designs, Easter Time Ephemera, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is o the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and I textured it using the "Stone & Vine" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

The Flirty Flamingo piece was leftover from the card I made a couple of days ago. I used the "Irresistible Designs" 12" x 12" package. I had colored it using a blending brush and Flirty Flamingo ink. My piece measures 4" x 2-1/4". I glued it to the left side of the card about 1/2" on the three sides. 

The "Hello" is from the "Fragrant Layers" bundle and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock that was cut from the "Banner Sayings" bundle. I stamped the "Hello" using black Memento ink. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

The watering can is from the "Easter Time" mix & match ephemera pack.  There's a lot of fun Easter and springtime images in this package. I have plans for several other images too. I'm going to be needing a few Easter cards (before Easter - hopefully! LOL) so I will be sharing them with you in the near future. Anyway, I added Dimensionals to the back of the watering can and I set it in place on the front of the card about 1" from the bottom and at the handle, it's 1/2" from the right edge.  I added the watering can first so I could see where the word piece would go. 

Next I added the word piece. And for a final touch I added hearts from the "Loose Valentine's" assortment. I glued them in place and the card was done. I thought they were a nice touch. I will probably be using these a bit more because you get a LOT of them in a container and I'd like to use up as much as I can. I need to find a way to make a cute shaker card, that would use up quite a bit of the container! 

This was a very quick, easy and fun card to make.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's friendship card,
Wanda

Impressions Abloom, Banner Sayings, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a much simpler card than yesterdays.  Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 5" x 3-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder.  I glued this to the front of the card base.

Next I cut a 1-3/8" x 4-3/4" strip of Basic White card stock. At first I textured it using the "Stone & Vine" folder but it looked too busy on top of the brick and it really didn't go well together. So I just left it plain.

Then I worked on the flowers, stem and leaves. I used the "Impressions Abloom" bundle for this. The leaves and stems were cut using the dies in the bundle on a piece of Old Olive card stock.

The flowers were cut using Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brushed with Beauty" 12" x 12" package. Using my blending brush I scrubbed on some Petal Pink ink on the edges first and then I lightly added some to the petals.  

For the center I cut two using Lemon Lolly card stock. I used the same blending brush with Petal Pink ink (what was left on the brush) and I went around the edges to soften and tone them down a bit. I glued the centers to the flowers.

The words are from the "Banner Sayings" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the matching dies in the bundle.  

I glued the flower stem down first.  Now here's where I made my mistake. My eye wants to see the flower straight but with that angled strip and having the stem lined up on the bottom center, it looks crooked. I would recommend gluing the strip to the front of the card and going from there.  But I glued the stem to the strip (not on the card base) and then added the smaller flower. The large flower was added using Dimensionals. Then I glued the piece to the front of the card about 3/4" from the fold and even spacing on the textured top and bottom edges. 

Dimensionals were added to the word piece and it was set in place on the lower part of the card about 1/2" from the bottom and 3/8" from the right side.

I added three hearts from the "Loose Valentine's" assortment container using glue and the card was done.

I think the flowers would have been prettier and would have gone better with the hearts had I made them in pink and not the color of the DSP.  But it is what it is and I learned a lot from this card! That's what it's all about, right? Learning and having fun!  And I did both!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Extraordinary Flora, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I decided quick and easy was out of the question. I needed to make a card that allowed me to spend some time on it plus some time in my workroom. I LOVE being in my workroom and I try to stay in it as much as I can. It's a mess. It's full. It's fun!  I found this card on Pinterest and you can see the original card by clicking here. I changed a few things but for the most part it's the same.  Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Melon Mambo.  It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Stone & Vine" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card. You can tape it but it's too textured to allow tape to stick well. I prefer to glue textured pieces.

Next I cut a 1-1/2" x 3-5/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Irrestible Designs" 12" x 12" specialty paper. It's white with white glossy embossed images. This one has a checked line image. I used my blending brush and Flirty Flamingo ink to add color to it. I did use a paper towel to wipe it off once I was done coloring to remove any excess ink from the glossy parts. I glued this piece to the bottom of the textured piece about 1/8" on the bottom and two sides.

I cut a 3/8" x 3-5/8" piece of gold foil card stock and taped it to the top edge of the piece of DSP.  

Next I die cut the arched pieces using the "Everyday Arches" set. I used the 5th largest one for the gold foil piece and the 6th largest one for the Basic White piece. 

I stamped the "birthday wishes" from the "Simply Said" set on the Basic White piece using Crumb Cake ink.  I taped the piece to the gold piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 7/8" from the bottom and equal spacing on the sides.

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I put the tape on a piece of Basic White card stock and then cut them out using the matching die set. Dimensionals were added behind the two large rose pieces and the other pieces were slipped under using glue to hold them in place.

I had some gold ribbon, tied a bow and glued it in place on the front between the two larger roses. 

I added a couple of pink hearts from the "Loose Valentines" assortment container and the card was done.

This was fun and it did take a little time to make. It was easy but just time consuming and I'm glad I made it. I think it turned out nice and I really like the hearts on the upper part.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Extraordinary Flora, Greenery Lane, Get Well Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a get well card to share with you. I found a card on Pinterest that used this layout so I thought I'd give it a try. You can see the card here. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Strawberry Slush card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.  

I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock to the inside of the card.

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Flora" roll of Washi tape.  I rolled it out on a piece of Basic White card stock and cut it to 5-1/4" x 3-1/4". I taped it to the front of the card base.

I took a 1" x 5-1/2" piece of Strawberry Slush card stock and textured it using the "Stone & Vine" embossing folder.  I glued that to the front of the card about 1/4" from the fold.

The words are from the "Greenery Lane" bundle.  I stamped them using black Memento ink. I cut them to 1" x 3-3/4" and the Strawberry Slush layer was cut at 1-1/4" x 4". I taped the two layers together. Dimensionals are added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 3/8" up from the bottom and 3/8" from the right side.

I added a "Candy Dot" (retired) to the front of the card and the card was done. I'll never use up those "Candy Dots" if I only use one at a time!! LOL

I love using the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape. The "Greenery Lane" also has a roll of Washi tape and I need to play with it a bit more. Maybe using it as a background like this card.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's get well card,
Wanda

Fragrant Layers, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 5"x 3-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer.  

The best way to make the scored lines is turn the card stock over and start at the 1" mark make your first score line.  Then at 1/8" intervals make more score lines until you have 13 of them.

The flower was cut from the "Fragrant Layers" bundle on Basic White card stock. I also cut some leaves and little flowers at the same time. 

I colored the little flowers using my blending brush and Cajun Craze ink. I also colored the large flowers (lightly) using the same blending brush with what ink was left on it. I got them a bit too dark and I think if I make a card like this again I'd probably use Daffodil Delight ink or maybe Pumpkin Pie.  

The leaves were colored using Granny Apple Green and a blending brush.  

The words are fro the same bundle and were cut with a die from the "Textured Notes" die set. 

I glued the tiny flowers behind the openings of the large flowers. Dimensionals were added to the back. I added Dimensionals behind the word piece and on the scored piece.

I set the flowers piece in place on the left and the word place in the open area of the flower cluster.  I put a little glue on the bottoms of the leaves and set them in place on the front of the card.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the scored piece and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. It's extremely versatile too. I can see it as a birthday, get well, thinking of you or Mother's Day card. It would make a pretty wedding card without any color!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's friendship card,
Wanda

Charming Day, Floral Charm, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. My daughter-in-law has a birthday coming up so I thought I'd get her card made now. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The bae of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the inside.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Timid Tiger card stock. On top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Charm" 12" x 12" package. I taped the DSP to the Timid Tiger piece and then that was taped to the front of the card base.

Using the "Everyday Arches" set, I cut one of Basic White using the 5th largest die and one of gold foil card stock using the 4th largest one. 

I took the Basic White piece and stamped the leaves from the "Charming Day" bundle and stamped Timid Tiger ink on it, stamping off and then stamping on the card stock. I was trying to keep it all stamped off but I forgot and stamped right from the ink pad. I had gotten into a rhythm and then I didn't! LOL So I added a couple more with full ink and called it done. I taped this piece to the gold foiled piece. 

Next I die cut some flowers and leaves from the "Charming Day" bundle using Mossy Meadow card stock and Basic White card stock.  I cut a long stemmed flower in both Mossy Meadow and Basic White. I cut the flower head off the Basic White piece and colored it using a blending brush and Timid Tiger ink. I glued the flower head to the Mossy Meadow flower head. 

I glued down a branch that has lot of leaves on it first, then the long stemmed flower. I tucked in the white leaf pieces around the stem area.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the arched layers and set it in place at an angle on the front of the card. 

The words are from the "Charming Day" bundle and stamped them using Mossy Meadow ink on Basic White card stock. I trimmed the piece to 2-5/8" x 7/8". I layered it on a 2-3/4" x 1" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock for the layer. I added Dimensionals to the bottom and sides. I added a little bit of tape to the upper center and set the piece in place on the front of the card.

For a final touch I added a couple of brass butterflies and the card was done.

This was a fun and easy card to make. I like the colors and the flower bud was my favorite part to make.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Banner Sayings, Sweet as a Bug, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. It was down this morning due to some maintenance thing by my webmaster but it's all up and running now. And now onto today's card. I found it on Pinterest. You can see that original card by clicking here.  Please read on to see how I made mine with the materials I have.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock. One I taped to the inside and the other I taped on the front.

Using the "Forever Plaid" embossing folder, I textured a 1-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock. I glued it to the front of the card about 1/2" from the fold.

I didn't have the "Party Banners" dies (I thought I bought them) so I ended up using the largest die from the "Stylish Shapes" set and a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Cute as a Bug" 12" x 12" package.  I taped the piece in place on the front of the card, centering it from side to side as much as I could by eyeing it.  It's about 1-1/8" from the fold and right edge and about 1" from the top edge. 

The butterfly is from the same package of DSP.  I used the fourth largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set to cut it out. I used the third largest die to cut a piece of Mossy Meadow for the layer. I taped the butterfly to that layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and set in place on the front of the card. It's about 5/8" from the fold and 1-1/4" from the top edge. 

The "Happy Birthday" is from the "Banner Sayings" bundle. I stamped the words using Mossy Meadow ink and used one of the shapes from the "Banner Sayings" to stamp them on. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. It's about 2" from the bottom edge and the upper tip of the piece is about 1/4" from the right edge.

I took some retired enamel dots and added them to the upper part of the DSP piece.

This was fun and easy to make. I can see myself using this layout again in the future.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Banner Sayings, Brushed With Beauty, Quilt Technique, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank you card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Calypso Coral card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White that I textured using the "Beautiful Pattern" embossing folder. I glued it to the Calypso Coral piece and that was taped to the front of the card.

Next came all of the fun cuttings.  I used "Brushed With Beauty" Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the 12" x 12" package.  I cut my pieces at 1" wide. You will need 4 squares at 1" x 1".  Two of the main color and two of a contrasting color.  

For the floral strip on the right I cut it at 2-3/8" long and I glued it to the front about 1-3/4" up from the bottom edge of the embossed piece.  After that, placement of the other pieces was a lot easier.

I cut my 4 squares in half on the diagonal.  I glued them in place starting with the coral one, butting it up to the 2-3/8" piece. Then I alternated the pieces to form the large square. Just three more pieces to go.

The bottom piece measures 3/4".  Make sure you set it in place to be sure it is long enough or too long. You could be a little off on the placement of the square but it's okay, just trim or add before you glue.

The left piece measures 3/4" and the top piece measures 1". 

Once the pieces were glued in place, I set them aside to set up.

Next I stamped the words from the "Banner Sayings" bundle using Mossy Meadow ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using one of the die shapes on the large set of dies (they are all attached so you end up with lots of extra die cut shapes). 

I added some linen thread to the center of the square. My points didn't look so great so it was nice that I was able to cover them up. I used a glue dot to hold half of the thread first and then I added another glue dot on top of those threads and pressed the others in after I gave them a twist to form a figure 8.  

Dimensionals were added to the back of the word piece and it was set in place on top of the thread. Be sure not to put a Dimensional over the thread area or your word piece will stick up a bit higher on that end.

I added a brass butterfly for a little bling and the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I rarely make "quilt cards".  I would like to try it again with different colors and maybe something different in the center of the squre.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's thank you card,
Wanda

Simply Said, Brushed With Beauty, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock for the large layer.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package. I cut the four pieces at 1" x 1". Using the corner rounder, I rounded two opposite corners. 

The Mossy Meadow layer behind the squares is cut at 1-1/8" x 1-1/8". And again I rounded two opposite corners. 

I taped the DSP to the Mossy Meadow layer. Dimensionals were added to the back. Before removing the backing on the Dimensionals I set the pieces in place to see how much space I had for words.

I used the birthday wishes from the "Simply Said" set. They were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. 

Once the stamping was done, I set the squares in place. Set the points to the center. I left about 1/8" space between the pieces.

I taped the large layer to the front of the card and the card was done.

This is such a quick and easy card to make and I like this layout. If (when) I make another one I think I would use an embossing folder on maybe another layer. I'll have to work with that.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Choose Happy, Cute as a Bug, Sweet Bugs, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock, it opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 5-3/8" x 4-1/8" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock for the large layer. On top of that is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Cute as a Bug" 12" x 12" package.  It was cut from one of the sheets with several other designs on it, like the one the ladybug is sitting on.  I taped the DSP to the large Mossy Meadow layer and then I taped that to the front of the card.

Speaking of that piece, I trimmed it a little so it measures 2-3/4" x 3-1/2" and the Mossy Meadow layer behind it measured 3-7/8" x 3-5/8".  I taped the two pieces together. Now this is where the "Hello" should have been stamped. It's from the "Choose Happy" set. I forgot and had to stamp it with the Dimensionals on the back. UGH! But it worked.  Anyway, once the words were stamped using black Memento ink, Dimensionals needed to be added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. I eyed it so there was equal spacing on the top, bottom and left side.

The ant, single flower, lily of the valley, mushrooms and ladybug were cut using the matching dies in the "Sweet Bugs" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back of all of them.  They were set in place on the front of the card. I made sure the lily of the valley one was behind the ant's body so it looked like it was part of the background. I had laid it on the DSP and it looked like it was floating in the air. But once the ant was in front of it, it looked like it was in the ground.  Nice save! 

I was going to add one of those cute ladybug embellishments but I forgot. I'm not sure it needs it and I'll give it some more thought but for now this is what the card looks like.

This was a very fun card to make. It reminded me of those vinyl scenes I used to play with as a kid. I believe they were called "Color Forms".  I'm dating myself here! LOL. Except Color Forms weren't set up on Dimensionals but they were set on a background scene.  Anyway, it was a fun nostalgic little trip down memory lane.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's friendship card,
Wanda